Advent and Advent Calendars
“The Lord Will Come and not be Slow”(John Milton) Ah, Advent! The season when children’s faces and some adults’ faces, … Continued
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Antarctica Day
This Thursday, 1 December, marks the annual Antarctica Day. If you’re wondering why such a day exists, its raison d’être
Your essential guide to World Cup vocabulary
The weather outside is frightful, but for football fans the most delightful time of the year is upon us –
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Pop Goes the Weasel: the magical language of nursery rhymes
When we are ickle, words can cast magic spells. Think Rain, rain, go away.Come again another day. And when we
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Soggy bottoms & baps: the proven glossary of The Great British Bake Off
With over 4 million viewers weekly, The Great British Bake Off (GBBO) is a great British institution, famous for baked
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7 Extreme Weather Idioms
Around the world people experience many examples of extreme weather, such as tornadoes, blizzards, thunderstorms and heatwaves. These phenomena can
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A year of ‘permacrisis’
The 2020s have certainly seen their fair share of upheaval – and we’re only two years in! Already this decade
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8 wonderful words to mark Dictionary Day
As Rudyard Kipling once said, “Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.” At Collins Dictionary, we
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The return to Westeros: the essential House of the Dragon glossary
The dragons have landed. HBO’s much-hyped Game of Thrones prequel launched in August, and we are ready for things to
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